The Muhlenberg football team appears nine times among the Division III
statistical leaders through games of Nov. 2.

Senior Chris Reed is now tied for the Division III lead in field goals
(14) with Ben Lambert of Washington (Mo.). Reeds have come in eight
games, however, while Lambert has played in nine games, so Reed is ranked
first.

Chris Reed
 First in field goals (1.8 per game)
 29th in scoring (9.6 points per game)

Senior cornerback Jordan Wright has contributed to the
Muless turnover margin by intercepting a pass in each of the last two
games.

FOOTBALL PLAYS HOME FINALE SATURDAY

The Muhlenberg football team welcomes traditional Upstate New York power
Union for its final scheduled home game of the season. The Mules won their
first four home games by an average margin of 36.5 points.

Who: Union (5-3) at Muhlenberg (7-1)What: A meeting between two recent ECAC champions: Union won the
Northwest title in 1999 and 2001 and Muhlenberg captured the Southwest
crown in 2000.When: Saturday, 1:00Where: Scotty Wood StadiumRadio: Jon Eddy and Mike Loughlin will call the game
live on WMUH 91.7 FM.

Series History: These two schools met only twice previously, in
1994 and 1995. Union won both meetings, 50-0 and 33-14, respectively.

Scouting the Dutchmen: Unions hopes for a postseason berth
were
damaged with a 42-0 loss to Hartwick last week. The Dutchmen were held to
just 135
total yards, with 134 of those coming through the air. Freshman Ryan Perry
suffered his first loss as starting quarterback after winning his previous
three starts. Two weeks ago, in a 17-12 win against Coast Guard, senior
George Beebe became Unions all-time rushing leader, with 3,485 yards.
He has 805 yards and six 100-yard games this season. Senior Ryan
Gallo leads the receiving corps with 39 catches. Junior Cliff Eisenhut
ranks among the Division III leaders in field goals with 11 and kicked
four apiece in back-to-back games against Alfred and Rensselaer. Sophomore
Chris Nappi averages 27.6 yards on kickoff returns and 10.5 yards on punt
returns.

Scouting the Mules: Muhlenberg improved to 7-1 for the first time
since 1980 with a 43-0 shutout at Ursinus last week. Coming on the heels
of a 41-0 win against Gettysburg, it marks the first time since 1986 that
the Mules have recorded back-to-back shutouts (they havent had three
in a row since 1942). The defense held Ursinus to 3 rushing yards,
recorded six sacks and forced five turnovers. Senior defensive linemen
Mike Koth had 1.5 of the sacks and added a forced fumble, fumble recovery
and blocked field goal. He leads the team with nine tackles for loss.
Offensively, junior Matt Bernardo tied a school record for the third time
by rushing for four touchdowns, giving him an even 50 for his career.
Bernardo needs 8 yards to become Muhlenbergs all-time leading rusher
and 70 to record his second consecutive 1,000-yard season. Senior Justin
Jones completed
only eight passes but threw for 232 yards, setting a school record of 29.0
yards per completion. He has completed 56.1 percent of his passes and has
an outstanding efficiency rating of 133.94. Senior Alfredo Mercuri
has caught
a touchdown pass in four straight games.